Guidance

NDTMS: technical definitions

Technical definitions (data schema) for software suppliers to use when creating the CSV file for the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS).

From:
Public Health England
Published
1 March 2017
Last updated
3 July 2020 — See all updates

Documents

Technical definitions: Core dataset P

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-712

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NDTMS technical definitions: dataset O

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-226

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Details

This document describes the dataset inclusion, layout and verification rules for each data item that is submitted to NDTMS.

NDTMS dataset P refers to future national data collection, effective from 1 April 2020.

NDTMS dataset O is the current version for national data collection, effective from 1 April 2018.

This document is part of a collection of documents that support the reporting requirements for the NDTMS dataset.

Published 1 March 2017
Last updated 3 July 2020 + show all updates

  1. Updated Core dataset P.

  2. Updated core dataset P.

  3. Added 'Core dataset P' and removed 'NDTMS technical definitions: dataset N'.

  4. Updated 'NDTMS technical definitions: dataset O' document.

  5. First published.

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